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Squad value€399.45m
Squad value€703.5m
Key playerJosha Vagnoman
Key playerÁlex Baena
Head coachSebastian Hoeneß
Head coachDiego Simeone
Atleti press high and Stuttgart insist on playing out through it. Expect the ball lost in dangerous places.
Stuttgart and Atleti both come after the ball high up the pitch, so it keeps changing hands in dangerous areas.
Atleti break fast and Stuttgart leave a high line to break into.
Slight favourites: Atleti.
They do not sit back. Stuttgart come after you high up the pitch and try to make you play under pressure the moment you get the ball.
“In der Defensive agieren sie mit hohem Druck gegen den Ball und wollen intensiv pressen.”Defensively they operate with high pressure against the ball and want to press intensively. our translation
Watch their right-back: he is a converted midfielder who leaves the touchline and walks into the middle of the pitch when Stuttgart have the ball, giving them an extra man there.
“His midfield schooling allowed the left-footer to step inward from the right and create additional central superiority in possession, a mechanism Stuttgart continued working on throughout the summer.”Two strikers, two jobs. The new one stays high up and occupies the centre-backs; Deniz Undav drops off to fetch the ball and start the move.
“Undav repeatedly dropped away from Rostock’s defensive line to collect possession deeper and help initiate attacks.”They let you have the ball at the back, then trap you when you try to play it forward.
“El bloque del Atlético conducía así la pelota hacia una especie de jaula (abajo), en la que permitía al Real Madrid iniciar, pero le impedía acelerar allí donde se encontraban sus futbolistas más desequilibrantes.”Atlético's block steered the ball into a kind of cage, letting Real Madrid start their build-up but stopping them from speeding up where their most dangerous players were. our translation
Against the big sides they can wait in a tight shape and push you out wide.
“El Atlético podía esperar, cerrar espacios y obligar al Madrid a jugar por fuera, mientras sus propios futbolistas mantenían distancias cortas.”Atlético could wait, close the spaces and force Madrid to play round the outside, while their own players kept the distances between them short. our translation
Pundits are split on whether they want the ball: some say they want to keep it, others that they are happy to let you have it.
“Once known for their defensive compactness and resistance, Atletico Madrid are now transitioning to a team that maintains possession for longer spells.”“Simeone, en cambio, consiguió que el Atlético no necesitara dominar permanentemente la posesión para controlar el encuentro.”Simeone, on the other hand, managed things so that Atlético did not need to dominate possession all the time to control the game. our translation